Midnight Resistance

Side-scrolling run-and-gun classic from Data East, with a soundtrack by Hitoshi “Final Fantasy Tactics” Sakimoto in its Mega Drive incarnation. Part of the Data East Collection 1 for the Evercade retro gaming system.


Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Available on: Arcade, Mega Drive, various home computers, Evercade


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Midnight Resistance: Under Lock and Key - Throughout the 8- and 16-bit home computer and console eras, we saw numerous developers “paying homage” to one another’s work — and often developing their own interesting twists on the formula in the process. One cannot look at Data East’s 1989 release Midnight Resistance and not think of Konami’s Contra from two years prior, for example, but in practice … Continue reading Midnight Resistance: Under Lock and Key

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